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Your office pool is fun, but how about competing against fellow search marketers far and wide? It’s time for the 3rd Annual “SEO Madness” College Hoops Pool, where we all make our March Madness picks, and the winner gets the links. Teams and brackets are being announced today and you can sign-up now. Here’s what […]

The Pacific Northwest is a veritable winter wonderland at the moment: A light snow is falling, landing on top of about a foot of snow that’s already on the ground; the temperature is about 15 degrees; “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is playing softly on my iTunes, and Santa Claus should be here any […]

Sometime tomorrow afternoon, when my son and I are sad because the Seahawks are losing 33-13 in the 4th quarter to the Cowboys, we will be instantly cheered up by a sight that looks something like the photo at right on our dining room table. And we’ll sit down to eat a great meal and […]

This is almost a continuation of the previous post… Meanwhile, I come home from Columbus to start another chapter in my own life: I’m now open for business as an independent search marketing consultant and trainer. I enjoyed my short time with the KeyRelevance crew, but have decided that it’s time to be out on […]

After two months of job interviews, freelance consulting opportunities, a family vacation, and a couple search conferences/events, it feels great to be working again. 🙂 This is just a quick post to say that I’ve accepted a position as Director of Strategic Search with KeyRelevance. I’ve known Christine Churchill, Bill Slawski, and Li Evans for […]

At the risk of appearing vain, here’s a quick update on my life/career status. I share this only because friends and peers are emailing to ask how things are and what my plans are since I lost my job a month ago. (That post ranks #1 for “SEO career advice”, by the way. Hehehehe!) I’ve […]